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• Who Lives and Dies in the Case of a Pandemic
  
• Killer flu still threatens
• Pandemic risk just as real and probably growing
• WHO to Update Guidelines for Possible Flu Pandemic
• Pandemic flu threat remains substantial, health experts say
• Who should MDs let die in a pandemic? Report offers answers
• Worldwide flu outbreak still a real fear, despite lull in attention
• Recipe for a Pandemic
• Guidance offered for protecting vulnerable groups in flu pandemic
• Researchers chart how new flu strains travel
• Doctors Earl Fox, Earl Campazzi urge preparations for possible flu pandemic
• Study challenges notion of 'pandemic' flu
• Experts to set out advice for women pregnant in a flu pandemic
• INTERVIEW-Proper surveillance can stop flu pandemic-expert
• What if a Flu Like 1918’s Broke Out Now?
• WARF, UW-Madison influenza researcher, Lentigen agree to donate technology
• HHS includes online services in pandemic communication drill
• US Donates Health Safety Kits

• Experts still concerned about deadly bird flu
• New outbreak of bird flu hits India
• Bird flu in Darjeeling, culling begins
• SKorea doubles Tamiflu stockpile over bird flu fears
• WHO seeks more collaborative research on bird flu
• Vietnam bird flu vaccine returns positive results
• Bird Flu May Still Threaten Globe
• Risk of bird flu pandemic probably growing
• Bird flu kills boy in Indonesia
• Indonesian boy dies of avian flu; Japan confirms H5N1 in swans
• WHO denies advising tourists to China for Olympics to pack bird flu drug
• Bird flu vaccines get first thumbs up
• Nepal on flu alert, tests poultry on India border
• Bird flu: Indonesia's trial run
• Indonesian boy dies of bird flu
• No more avian flu on Sask chicken farm; Canada declared free of disease
• New Avian flu outbreak in east India
• Indonesia holds major bird flu exercise in Bali
• Indonesians hold major drill for bird flu pandemic
• Indonesia says bird flu virus-sharing battle not about money
• Indonesia defends its bird flu stance against US criticism
• SKorea culls 5 million poultry over bird flu
• Bird flu pandemic risk remains
• More avian flu outbreaks reported in South Korea
• Scientists create comprehensive libraries of avian flu virus antibodies
• WHO Announces 50th Bird Flu Case In Egypt
• Experimental U.S. bird flu vaccine uses cold virus
• New bird flu vaccine could last longer, protect more
• International cooperation urged on bird flu
• Small company gets US go-ahead on bird flu patch
• U.S. calls for bird flu virus sharing
• S.Korea upgrades alert as bird flu nears Seoul
• Japan vaccinates bird flu workers
• Japan to vaccinate medical workers for bird flu
• H5N1 Case and Cluster - Cause for Concern?
• Indonesia says to launch bird flu pandemic plan
• CSU researcher using clams to detect bird flu
  
• Why bird flu stories aren't all bad news
• Son-to-father avian flu transmission worries health experts
• Avian flu spreads to north-eastern states
• Curb bird flu with prevention, not cure
• Fresh concern over bird flu mutation
• Examining the Avian Flu: From Pandemic Planning to Vaccine Development
• Human-to-Human Transmission of Bird Flu Confirmed in China
• Fresh bird flu outbreak in India
• Avian flu haunts West Bengal
• Bird flu spreads to Tripura
• Bird flu fears wane
• SKorea reports second outbreak of deadly bird flu strain
  
• First human-to-human transmission
• Dogs catch flu directly from birds, study finds
• Bird Flu Hits Southwest
• Cross hairs on the bird flu
  
• Avian Flu Kills an Egyptian Man; Death Toll Increases to 21
• Avian flu strain has the potential to infect humans
• South Korea Probes Possible Second Outbreak of Avian Influenza
  
• Fatal bird flu cases in Pakistan
• Testing confirms another two bird flu cases from cluster in Pakistan family
• Bird Flu Crosses Species Barrier to Spread Among Dogs (Update1)
• Avian flu still a threat
• Culling begins in Jalpaiguri
• Russian expert warns of bird flu pandemic
• Study finds key factors behind bird flu outbreaks
• Bird Flu Center set to Protect Southeast Asia
• INDONESIA: Firm action needed in confronting entrenched avian influenza flu
• Study finds key factors behind bird flu outbreaks
• UN issues bird flu warning
• Suspect case of human avian influenza in Malda, WB
• Indonesia: Warnings on Failure to Contain Avian Flu and on Increased Risk of Deadly Mutation
• Indonesia bird flu out of control
• STMicro launches speedy chip to detect bird flu
• Bird flu on verge of human mutation - UN
• 20,000 chicks culled in Malda
  
• Indonesia's bird flu situation 'grave'
• India's West Bengal State Reports Outbreak of Bird Flu in Malda
• India culls chickens to stop bird flu spreading
• Travellers test negative for bird flu
• Vietnamese boy dies of avian flu
• Gene study suggests China source of H5N1 virus
• FAO: H5N1 levels in Indonesia raise pandemic risk
• Bird flu may mutate to human form in Indonesia: FAO
• China reports new bird flu outbreak

• Flu vaccination still a challenge for hospitals
• Human Humility and the Flu Virus
• Researchers say under-the-tongue vaccine could lick the flu
• Flu cases soar over Christmas period
• Be prepared for upcoming flu season
• Get The Shot and Beat The Flu
• Have you scheduled your flu shot yet?
• M.D.s, U.S. Government Stressing Flu Vaccination Next Week
• Five reasons to get a flu shot
• Read this before you get a flu shot
• Flu season is here, area health officials prepare for the worst
• Dr Thomas Stuttaford answers your questions on preventing flu and colds
• Why should you get your flu shot? Because it works
• Flu vaccination rates double

• Gaps in U.S. child pandemic preparedness
• Stock up or suffer
• Prepare Home For Bird Flu Emergency

• OSHA Seeks Insight on Stockpiling Respirators, Facemasks for Pandemic Flu
• Oil’s superspike may make telecommuting the norm
• Pandemic Influenza planning for businesses
  
• Prepare for pandemic flu
• Businesses warned about flu pandemic
• Business not as usual: New video helps local businesses and agencies prepare for pandemic flu
• Bird Flu Pandemic: Will Telecommuting Work on Wall Street?
• Safeguarding Businesses Against a Potential Flu Pandemic
• Preparing for pandemic flu
• DHS offers advice for ensuring telecom during pandemic
• Expert Advice For Employers: Prepare for Pandemic Flu Now
• Businesses Must Prepare Now for Pandemic Outbreak
• Few firms have flu pandemic plan in place
• CDC checklist helps companies plan
• Pandemic Outbreak and the Impact of Quarantine on Business Operations
• How to Prepare for a Pandemic: Prepare your business for the outbreak of bird flu or any other possible pandemic
• Pandemic Threat Still Getting IT's Attention
• Remember the pandemic threat? (Some) IT planners do
• Businesses could lose 1/3 of workers with flu

• Federal officials discuss school-closure concerns
• Impact of closing schools during pandemic less than projected: study
• School closings may be no holiday for flu pandemic
• Closing schools might slow flu pandemic: study
• Schools not ready for flu crisis
• Topeka schools prepare for worst
• Video Educates Preschoolers About Controlling Infections
• College mandates pandemic planning
• Local school districts prepare for flu pandemic
• Warning: Kids at risk for pandemic flu
• Kids' hygiene crucial to curb flu pandemic
• UCCS assesses its preparedness for pandemic flu
• Schools weigh how to handle pandemic

• With threat of pandemic flu in Redding: Officials teach illness etiquette

• Churches to receive disaster preparedness booklets
• Mortuary prepares for flu pandemic
• Emergency Pastoral Care - Preparation for a Pandemic
• Reducing The Risk Of Flu and Other Communicable Illnesses In The Workplace
• Regional Summit to Help Faith Groups Respond to Influenza Pandemic
  
• Promising Practices for Pandemic Planning: Toolkit promotes preparedness for non-profit, faith-based groups
• Promising Practices for Pandemic Planning: Kentucky's grassroots network helps at-risk populations prepare
• Promising Practices For Pandemic Planning: Guide helps homeless shelters prepare
• San Francisco archdiocese develops preparedness plan in case of a flu pandemic
• Local church to host pandemic flu seminar
• Neighbors key to outlast pandemic

• IOM: US likely to need bigger antiviral stockpile
• Ten volunteers given second bird-flu injection
• China approves its first H5N1 vaccine
• Booster patch helps bird flu vaccine -study
• Japan eyes all-round bird flu vaccine
• Vietnam runs short on Tamiflu as avian influenza spreads
• Tamiflu: Flu drug can kill, FDA warns
• Reports of Increased Survival in Bird Flu Patients Taking Tamiflu
• GSK bird flu vaccine shows broad cross protection
• Jakarta ends stand-off on bird flu vaccines
• EU backs first pre-pandemic flu shot from Glaxo
• GlaxoSmithKline's pandemic flu vaccine recommended for approval by EMEA
• Pitt conducts human tests on fast-track avian flu vaccine
• New Vaccine Against Deadliest Strain Of Avian Flu Successful In Mice
• Resistance to Tamiflu found
• New vaccine helps treat the flu - Can be produced in four weeks
• Universal Influenza Vaccine Tested Successfully In Humans
• Gates Foundation donates to help poor countries make flu vaccine

• Even cheap masks stop flu spreading
• Flu crisis plan faulted as inadequate
• Half of GPs lack guidance on tackling pandemic flu
• GPs 'concerned over flu pandemic'
• Promising Practices For Pandemic Planning
• Flu Pandemic Would Cost Hospitals Billions
• Basic Barriers Provide Best Protection From Pandemic Flu
• HPA Statement On Pandemic Flu: A National Framework For Responding To An Influenza Pandemic
• Over 40 percent of critical healthcare workers may not go to work when a pandemic hits
• Pandemic flu a worry for some health care workers, survey shows
• NHTSA Releases EMS Pandemic Influenza Guidelines
• Infection control in your practice
• Avian, human flu virus cell types are ID'd

• Who should MDs let die in a pandemic? Report offers answers
• CDC says pandemic drills hone decision-making tools
• US officials launch bird flu stockpile in Thailand
• CDC pandemic exercise highlights drug, mitigation, travel issues
• U.S. Pandemic Flu Strategy Needs Job, Wage Protections
• USDA Bird Flu Plan Needs Test
• U.S. Flu Outbreak Plan Criticized
• Pandemic Risk – US releases in-depth results of 2007 Pandemic Flu exercise
• ACLU stresses public health's role in pandemics
• Ohio ranks high in emergency preparedness report
• US still unprepared for disaster - report
• Delegates Pledge $605 Million in New Delhi for Avian Flu Fight
• Okla. Lawmakers Examine State Preparations for Pandemic
• Nations Examine Pandemic Flu Preparedness at India Conference
• Improvements in Flu Surveillance Network Goal of Geneva Meeting
• Baltimore institutes three-level plan to address flu
• US provides an additional US $10.5 million to Vietnam disease control
• International Health Ministers Plan for Global Preparedness
• GAO Releases Report on Pandemic Flu Preparedness
• UN Expert Says World Unprepared for Avian Flu Pandemic
• Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Release of Pandemic Influenza: Warning, Children at Risk
• US announces boost for FAO's bird flu program
• Health Screening at Airports
• Ill prepared: Pandemic flu could cripple government
• GAO urges tougher planning for pandemic flu

• Pandemic Flu Exercise Completed
• China's mainland, HK, Macao hold joint exercise on avian flu
• Chan Cites Dangers, Obligations at International Pandemic Meeting
• How Well Can Wall Street Handle Pandemic Flu? Drill Results Are Mixed…
• Henderson County, NC - One of five in U.S. to host pandemic flu talks
• UNK Hosts Public Townhall Meeting On Pandemic Influenza Awareness
• Pandemic Risk – US releases results of September pandemic flu exercise
• Treasury, Private Sector Release Initial Results of Flu Pandemic Exercise
• UNWTO to organize avian flu exercise in Mexico

• March 24, 1976: Ford Orders Swine-Flu Shots for All
• A killer flu could come at any time: Is the world prepared?
• Indians trace jump of bird flu virus to humans
• 2 Mutations Were Critical to Spread of 1918 Flu
• Spread Of 1918 Flu Pandemic Explained
• Flu genes help clarify 1918 pandemic
• Local writes about 1918 flu outbreak
  
• To escape flu - move to the country
• Lessons from the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic
• Pandemic panic
• Must we be very afraid
• 1957 Asian flu hit area communities hard
• Avian Flu -- 1918 and Today -- Protein Enhances Lethality Of Virus